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weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.

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Bulgaria elections 2017: Borissov is vulnerable over political decisions, less so the economy

November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

If ever there was a good time to predict the outcome of the parliamentary elections that Bulgaria is set to

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Patrick Brigham: Greece on the internet

November 19, 2016 The Balkan News Magazine Greece

It is not a language difficulty nor is it an inability for me to comfortably use the internet – after

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Brian Bonner: I already can’t stand President-elect Trump

November 10, 2016 The Kyiv Post

He’s not in office yet, but I am already tired of seeing and hearing Donald J. Trump, the slayer of

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Bulgaria’s presidential election first round: Winners and losers

November 7, 2016November 9, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Some won by not losing. Some gained in spite of losing. And some clearly lost. That’s the sum of the

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IBNA/Op-Ed: Not a very good year for Bulgarian PM Borissov

November 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Every opinion poll in Bulgaria in recent years shows Boiko Borissov’s GERB party as the one with by far the

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The Invisible Bulgarian President

November 4, 2016 Patrick Brigham

Recently listening to an interesting podcast discussion, by Clive Leviev-Sawyer and Lance Nelson – concerning the forthcoming Bulgarian presidential election

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Bulgaria elections 2016: The wrap of the week that was, October 30

October 30, 2016November 1, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

In the week ending on October 30, Bulgaria’s Parliament approved last-minute changes to electoral laws, the government played cut-price Father

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Bulgaria elections 2016: The wrap of the week that was, October 23

October 23, 2016October 25, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

The big takeaway from the past week in the campaigns ahead of Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections is that we

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Hillary and Donald’s ‘Punch & Judy Show’

October 22, 2016 Patrick Brigham

Some comedian recently asked on British TV, apropos the loutish and androgynous Donald Trump: “Why would American voters want to

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